Arianna Huffington Instagram – Earlier this week, @elmo tweeted to check in on people: “Elmo is just checking in! How is everybody doing?” And people responded — in fact, over 17,000 answered Elmo. Some responses were funny, like this one (from the Detroit Free Press, on the heels of the loss by the @detroitlionsnfl in the NFL playoffs: “We’ve been better, Elmo”). But many were serious, sharing that they had just been laid off, or that they were depressed. All in all, it was a good reminder to check in on those you love. If Elmo can do it, so can we.